Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate
School of Health Professions
Samford University
United States of America
Thomas "Tommy" Kopec has been a Certified Athletic Trainer for nearly a decade. Following the completion of his undergraduate degree, Kopec earned a Master of Science in Physiology of Exercise and Adult Fitness from The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. While pursuing his master’s degree, Kopec worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer for Akron’s athletics department, primarily with football and baseball. In 2009, Kopec returned to his hometown of Mobile, Alabama, accepting a position at the University of South Alabama where he was a part of their inaugural football season. Before returning to The University of Alabama for his terminal degree, Kopec also worked one year as an outreach athletic trainer for Encore Physical Therapy. In his free time, Kopec enjoys cooking, playing board games, exercise and spending time with his wife, Monica.
Therapeutic modalities, exercise recovery, performance recovery, heart rate variability, musculoskeletal ultrasound